Bed-pan.



M L. MUDD.

BED PAN.

' APPLICATION man OCT. 4, 1915.

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MAY L. MUDD, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BED-PAN.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAY L. Mono, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of lVashington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-Pans, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a bed pan which can be used by either a male or a femalepatient lying flat, that is, lying in normal position on his or her back without being raised.

With bed pans as heretofore constructed it has been necessary for the patient to be raised in order thatthe pan might be inserted under him or her. This raising of the patient is very frequently injurious and it involves severe effort on the part of the nurse, especially when the patient is heavy or is unable to assist.

By my invention I have provided a pan which can be readily used by either a male or a. female patient for either urination or intestinal evacuations without the movement I of the patient from his or her normalpositio'n lying fiat.

In the accompanying drawing; I have illustrated one embodin'ient of the invention, this being the embodiment that I prefer, but it will be understood that the invention can be embodied in other ways, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit thereof.

()f the drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is a. side view with a part In describing the bed pan I will refer to the end which lies adjacent the patients buttocks as the rear end; and to the opposite end as the front end.

In the drawings, 1 represents the bottom of the pan which is flat to closely engage the. surface of the bed. The rear wall 2 connects directly with the Hat bottom 1 and its outer surface extends continuously forward and upward from the bottom to the top forming an acute angle with the under surface of the bottom. The lines-of the said outer surface of the rear wall which lie in longitudinal vertical planes are preferably very slightly concaved as clearly indicated'in Fig. 2. The said rear wall .5 is low. its top being below the anus of the patient when the pan is in use with a patient lying flat without beinc raised. It will be understood that when I refer to a patientlying llat, I mean Specification of Letters Patent.

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PatentedJune 27, 1916.

Application filed October 4, 1915. Serial N 0. 53,960.

lying with his back and buttocks resting on the bed, it being immaterial as concerns the use of the bed pan just what the position of the patients head and shoulders may be. The outer surface of said rear wall 2 of the pan is provided with two similar depressions 33 which are so shaped and spacedas T to be adapted to receive the buttocks of the patient when the pan is'pressed against him. Between the said depressions 33 there is formed a projection 4: which is adapted to fit between the buttocks of the patient and closely engage his body between the base of the spinal-column and the anus.- Preferably, the depressions and the projection extend to the bottom of the pan,-th e rear edge of the bottom of which is shaped to conform to them. Preferably, the top edge or surface of the rear wall is slightly inclined downward and inward to insure the flow into the pan of any liquids that may reach the said top surface. Without such inward inclination, pockets might be formed between the patients body and the top su'faceof the wall, which pockets would temporarily hold liquid anddischarge it to the bed when the panwas removed. The inner surface of the rear wall 2 can be formed in any desired way, it preferably beinginclined similarly to the outer surface and extending in a smooth curve from one side of the pan to the other.

The pan is provided with side walls 5-5 join the ends of the rear wall and form shoulders 77. These shoulders are rounded at the corners and have upper surfaces which are. nearly plane and which are preferably slightly inclined toward thefront. Preferably, the walls 5-5 gradually increase in height toward the front, the inward projections 6( providing two upward inclined surfaces.

The front wall of the pan is indicated at 8 and this is preferably substantially verti- The side walls 55, together with their inward projecting members 6 6 join this front wall, and the parts 6- 5, being separated fromeach other, leave an opening at 9 through which the contents of the pan can be easily discharged. It will be understood that while I prefer to construct a pan with the front portion thereof formed in the way just described, this part of the pan can otherwise constructed in aecorijlance with "i fbeu the hell pan is to be used the patient in: llat. but the lit-vs are sh r a I (a .l he pan 1S placed under the legs and pushed harkwanl in o contact Willi the body but without :no his buttoeks. The depresuvc tl'i: buttocks and the pn sinus 3-?3 r jiei-tion 4: passes between the buttocks into or gagement with the body. The shape oi the l'Qill' wall including the depressions and the projection is such that throughout its entire length it can engage the body, and its height is such that, when so engragei'l, it will lie below and to the r iar of the anus, leaving; the latter exposed to permit intestinal evac nations. It will be observed that the rear wall by virtue of its close contact with the body will, in the case 01 a liquid discharge, prevent the flow of the said liquid along the surface of the body to the bed. As stated, the parts 6-6 of the said walls are inclined forward and up\': rd, and probe ably though not l'16(' (SS2llll the patients legs rest upon the aforesaid shoulder T--7 and upon these inclined wall parts lb -l3. .Vhen the patients rest on the slmulders 7-7, and lhe wall parts 6 6, they loan with. the pan a liquid tight chamber, and there no possibility for the escape of liquid downward along; ai y part 01 the body. Alter use the llili pan can he easily removed-owl it can be easily emptied through opening a fl. The interior of the pan is smooth, and is free from minor crevices and depressions which would make cleaning dillicult.

I am a i are that bed pans of several forms nave been heretofore 'noposed and used, alt, so far as l am inltorn'led, none of these earlier pans could be used fa discharges from the bowels by any patient or successiully used by a female patient for urination without first raising the paiients buttocks from the bed. As already stated, a pan 0m- 3 )odying' my ii'ivcnl'ion (an be used without raising the patient or otherwise n'ioving him or her from normal position.

A bed pan embov ""lllgl my invention is well adapted for use in the giving of enemala and douches without raising the patient and is believed to be the fi pain that can be so used.

What is claimed is:

1. A bed pan provided with a low rear wall 01" sueh height that thetop thereof its below the anus of the patient while lying hat, the rear upper edge of said wall beingshaped to (dos-1 (alga -e the l'ruttocks ol the jati adjacent the anus on either side, wl'iereh -s the pan may placed in operative position without raising the patllll l.

:2. had pan for use without raising the palim'zt and while the patient..is lying flat,

the said pan being provided with a low rear wall the top of which is below the auua oi: the patient when the pan is in use and the outer surface of which is inclined ward and upward from the bottom to the '1 top thereof.

3. .11 bed pan torus-e without raising: the patient and while the patient is lying lint the said pan being provided with a low rear wall the top of which is below the anus Z,

sions for receiving the buttocks ol' the patient and with a projei-tion between the dcpressions for fitting between the huh oF the patient.

A bed pan for use without raising the patient and while the patient is lying flat. the said pan being provided with a low rear wall the top of which is below the anus; ol the patient when the pan is in use and the outer surface oi which inclined inward and upward from tlnw-bottoin to tha top thereof and formed with two depres monster receiving the buttoriv's oi the pa tient and with a t'rojertion beween the depressions for fitting betwecn the buttocks oi the patient, the pan being also provided Till side walls joining the said low r-aar wall with their tops sloping continuously upward therefrom.

A. bed pan for use without raising the patient and while the patient is lying lial the said pan being providml with a low rear wall the top of which is below the anus of the patient when the pan is in use, and the outer surface of which is inclined in ward and upward from the bottom to the top thin-col and formed with two drpres sions for receiving the buttocks of the pa-- tient and witha projection between the depressions for fitting between the buttocks oi tlu patient. thepan being: also provided with side walls joining the low rear wall and forming with inwardly projc inn; rip-- wardly unlined upper parts forming: rounded corner shoulders with the ends of 7 rear wall and so shaped as to be adapted to support the legs of the patient.

(3. A bed pan for use without raisingtlu patient and while the patient is lying flat, the said pan being provided with a low rear wall the top m which is below the the patient when the pan is in use outer surface of which is inclined inward and up vard from the bottom lo the top thereof and formed with two depressions for receiving the buttocks of the patient and with a 'n'ojeetion between the depressions for fitting between the buttocks o the patient, the pan being also proviilud with side walls joining at their ends with a nd the j paid low rear wall and formed with inward 1 anus of ition with the ends of the rear wall form 11.annded corner shoulders with approximately flat upper surfaces.

"5. A bed pan foruse without raising the giatient and while the patient is lying flat, thesaid pan being provided with a low rear Wall the top of which is below the anus of the patient when the'pan is in use and the inter surface of which is-inclined inward and upward from the bottom to the top reef and ,formed with two depressions 5 ,1 eiving the buttocks of the patient and with a rojection between the depressions for fittlng between the buttocks of the patient, the pan being also provided with a substantially vertical front wall and with i side walls joining the rear and front walls and formed with inward projecting upper parts separated from each other throughout thus leaving an opening adjacent the front wall to facilitate emptying.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification. 1

MAY L. MUDD. 

